Columnist Tony Dean writes that public servants are usually in the spotlight when things go wrong but every day bring major commitment and energy to the job. ...
Author Archives: Tony Dean
Dean: Program review means a mix of approaches as tough decisions loom
Columnist Tony Dean says a program review being carried out by Treasury Board President Deb Matthews comes ahead of some very tough choices for the Liberal government. ...
Dean: Striking a balance
Columnist Tony Dean points out the crossroads the government finds itself at as it attempts to grow the economy and increase public services, all while eliminating the province's deficit, and how these factors might impa ...
Dean: Lysyk goes Marin on Infrastructure Ontario
Columnist Tony Dean wonders why the auditor general's December review of alternative financing and procurement rips into a widely regarded Canadian success story. ...
Dean: Bearing witness to a union coming into its own
Columnist Tony Dean speaks with recently retired AMAPCEO president Gary Gannage about the association's early years and how the workplace has changed over 20 years. ...
Dean: Concern over slow growth prompts an economic rethink
Columnist Tony Dean observes how the Wynne government is now seeking a better balance between attracting overseas investment and developing homegrown firms with the capacity to create jobs. ...
Dean: Smokey Thomas clarifies his position (as if it’s needed)
'Privatization is the biggest public scandal of modern times.' So says the president of the Ontario Public Service Employees Union, in an interview with columnist Tony Dean. ...
Dean: Wynne in the driver’s seat, with bumpy road ahead
Columnist Tony Dean observes that, although the premier enjoys a majority, there are potential monkey wrenches for her activist agenda; namely, the economy playing havoc with deficit reduction, and contract talks with pu ...
Dean: In year of turmoil, orderly changing of the guard in OPS
Columnist Tony Dean observes that, in the face of political attacks, Peter Wallace stood tall as Cabinet secretary – and his replacement, Steve Orsini, brings an affable but driven personality that is a good fit with the ...
Dean: Wynne stuns, Horwath dithers and Hudak takes the fall – 2014 had it all
Columnist Tony Dean recaps the year that was in Ontario politics, from minority days to Liberal majority rule. ...
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